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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N27/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing hydrocarbons

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• the present invention relates to agrochemical mixtures, comprising 1-methylcyclopropene as component (A) and as component (B) at least one active compound selected from the active ingredients as defined below, and to a method for improving the yield, the plant health and/or the vigor of an agricultural plant by applying to the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows a non-phytotoxic effective amount of component (A) and as component (B) at least one active compound selected from the active ingredients as defined below.
• a problem underlying the present invention is the desire for compositions that improve plants, a process which is commonly and hereinafter referred to as "plant health”.
• Another problem of the present invention is the need to manage plant stress, such as drought stress, cold stress, heat stress, salt stress or UV stress and all other biotic and abiotic stresses especially to reduce plant stress responses such as premature leaf senescence, undesired defoliation, reduced plant growth, reduced plant yield, abortion of flowers and fruits, and also stress responses due to plant pathogens or pest pressure.
• plant stress such as drought stress, cold stress, heat stress, salt stress or UV stress and all other biotic and abiotic stresses especially to reduce plant stress responses such as premature leaf senescence, undesired defoliation, reduced plant growth, reduced plant yield, abortion of flowers and fruits, and also stress responses due to plant pathogens or pest pressure.
• Another problem of the present invention is the desire for reducing unfavourable responses of plants associated with the treatment of undesired weeds with herbicides.
• the present invention provides an agrochemical mixture, comprising as component (A) 1-methylcyclopropene and as component (B) at least one active compound selected from the group consisting of
• mixtures are being applied comprising the component (A) and one component (B), however, mixtures may also comprise the component (A) as well as one or more components (B) such as one, two or three of the active compounds selected from the groups B1 to B50.
• 1-methylcyclopropene is a well-known plant growth regulator and ethylene-binding inhibitor which prevents the signal from ethylene to initiate stress responses in plants and which inhibits the sensitivity of plants or plant parts (e.g. fruits and flowers) to ethylene by inhibiting its perception. Consequently, certain processes like the ripening in fruits are slowed down. Ethylene has been shown to be involved in various kinds of plant stress. Increased levels of ethylene in plants are for example responsible for many deleterious effects such as early senescence, fruit deterioration and inhibition of root elongation. Therefore, 1-methylcyclopropene is used as an ethylene antagonist for reducing stress induction and prolonging the life of ornamental plants and cut flowers by preventing ethylene from attaching to plant tissues. It is a postharvest tool for counteracting undesirable effects of ethylene on harvested fruits and vegetables during transport and storage as ethylene also promotes ripening and aging of plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
• the active compounds of groups B1) to B50) that can be used as component (B), their preparation and their action against harmful fungi, pests and undesirable weeds are generally known; they are commercially available. In most of the cases, they can also be found in The Pesticide Manual, 13th Edition, British Crop Protection Council (2003 ) among other publications.
• Thiamides of formula ⁇ 1 and their preparation have been described in WO 98/28279 .
• Lepimection is known from Agro Project, PJB Publications Ltd, November 2004 .
• Benclothiaz and its preparation have been described in EP-A1 454621 .
• Methidathion and Paraoxon and their preparation have been described in Farm Chemicals Handbook, Volume 88, Meister Publishing Company, 2001 .
• Acetoprole and its preparation have been described in WO 98/28277 .
• Flupyrazofos has been described in Pesticide Science 54, 1988, p.237-243 and in US 4822779 .
• Pyrafluprole and its preparation have been described in JP 2002193709 and in WO 01/00614 .
• component (B) is famoxadone.
• component (B) is a carboxylic amide selected from the group B2).
• component (B) is an azole selected from the group B3).
• component (B) is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound selected from the group B4).
• component (B) is a carbamate or thiocarbamate selected from the group B5).
• component (B) is a guanidine selected from the group B6).
• component (B) is an antibiotic selected from the group B7).
• component (B) is a fentin salt.
• component (B) is isoprothiolan or dithianon.
• component (B) is an organophosphorous compound selected from the group B10).
• component (B) is an organo-chloro compound selected from the group B11).
• component (B) is a nitrophenyl derivative selected from the group B12).
• component (B) is an inorganic ingredient selected from the group B13).
• component (B) is an ALS inhibitor selected from the group B34).
• component (B) is clothianidin.
• component (B) is glufosinat.
• component (B) is spiroxamine.
• component (B) is cyflufenamide.
• component (B) is cymoxanil.
• component (B) is metrafenone.
• component (B) is (EZ)-3-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-5-methyl-1,3,5-oxadiazinan-4-ylidene(nitro)amine (thiamethoxam).
• component (B) is 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro- ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ -trifluoro-p-tolyl)-4-trifluoromethylsulfinylpyrazole-3-carbonitrile (fipronil).
• component (B) is(EZ)-1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine (imidacloprid).
• component (B) is prohexadione-Ca.
• component (B) is glyphosate.
• component (B) is diflufenzopyr.
• compositions are suitable for improving the health of plants when applied to plants, parts of plants, seeds, or at their locus of growth.
• 1-methylcyclopropene can be used as synergist for a variety of different active ingredients.
• a component (B) By simultaneous application of the 1-methylcyclopropene with a component (B) together or by separate application of 1-methylcyclopropene and component (B), said effects are increased more than additively.
• 1-methylcyclopropene and component (B) are thus preferably present in synergistic amounts.
• the present invention provides the use of a composition as defined according to the present invention for increasing the yield and/or improving the vigor of an agricultural plant.
• the present invention further provides a method for increasing the yield and/or improving the vigor of a plant, which comprises treating the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows with a non-phytotoxic effective amount of component (A) and component (B) as defined herein.
• the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows are preferably treated simultaneously (together or separately) or subsequently with the components (A) and (B).
• "increased yield" of an agricultural plant means that the yield of a product of the respective plant is increased by a measurable amount over the yield of the same product of the plant produced under the same conditions, but without the application of the present invention. According to the present invention, it is preferred that the yield be increased by at least 0,5 %, more preferred at least 1 %, even more preferred at least 2 %, still more preferred at least 4 %.
• the terms "improved plant vigor” and “improved plant health” are synonyms, meaning that certain crop characteristics are increased or improved by a measurable or noticeable amount over the same factor of the plant produced under the same conditions, but without the application of the present invention, such as: delay of senescence, root growth, longer panicles, increased or improved plant stand, the plant weight, plant height, emergence, improved visual appearance, protein content, oil content, starch content, more developed root system (improved root growth), reduced ethylene (reduced production and/or inhibition of reception), tillering increase, increase in plant height, bigger leaf blade, less dead basal leaves, stronger tillers, greener leaf color, pigment content, photosynthetic activity, less input needed (such as fertilizers or water), less seeds needed, enhanced plant vigor, more productive tillers, earlier flowering, early grain maturity, less plant verse (lodging), increased shoot growth, increased plant stand and early and better germination, improved vitality of the plant, improved quality of the plant, improved quality of the fruits or
• Advantageous properties, obtained especially from treaded seeds are e.g. improved germination and field establishment, better vigor, more homogen field establishment.
• Advantageous properties, obtained especially from foliar and/or in-furrow application are e.g. improved plant growth and plant development, better growth, more tillers, greener leaves, larger leaves, more biomass, better roots, improved stress tolerance of the plants, more grain yield, more biomass harvested, improved quality of the harvest (content of fatty acids, metabolites, oil etc.), more marketable products (e.g. improved size), improved process (e.g. longer shelf-life, better extraction of compounds), improved quality of seeds (for being seeded in the following seasons for seed production); or any other advantages familiar to a person skilled in the art.
• the improvement of the plant vigor according to the present invention particularly means that the improvement of any one or several or all of the above mentioned plant characteristics are improved independently of or in combination with the pesticidal action of the composition or active ingredients.
• the inventive compositions are used for yield increase of an agricultural plant.
• the inventive compositions are used for improved tolerance against stress factors such as fungi, bacteria, viruses and/or insects and stress factors such as heat stress, cold stress, drought stress, UV stress and/or salt stress of an agricultural plant.
• stress factors such as fungi, bacteria, viruses and/or insects
• stress factors such as heat stress, cold stress, drought stress, UV stress and/or salt stress of an agricultural plant.
• the treatment is made to vegetables and field crops.
• the treatment is made to cereals such as for example wheat, barley or rye.
• the method of the invention can be applied to field crops, such as soybeans, corn, cotton, wheat, barley, rye, rice, sugar beets, sugar cane and/or oilseed rape, in particular soybeans, corn, cotton, tobacco, common beans, wheat, barley, rye, peas, and others.
• the method is preferably applied by treating the seeds or the plants. In this embodiment it may be preferred that the plants are treated with two to three applications per season.
• the treatment is made to potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, bananas, peanuts, carrots, cabbage, peppers, common beans, peas, lentils and/or lettuce, in particular potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, and/or lettuce.
• the treatment is made to apples, pears, stone fruits, or citrus, in particular apples, stone fruits, and/or citrus.
• the treatment is made to strawberries, cherries, almonds, mango, papaya, blueberries and/or grapes in particular strawberries and/or cherries.
• the treatment is made to turf and/or ornamentals.
• the treatment is made to tea, tobacco and/or coffee.
• the treatment is made to soybean, sugarcane, corn, cotton, wheat, barley, rye, rice, sugar beets or oilseed rape.
• inventive mixtures can also be employed in treatment of plants or plant parts (such as seed) which are resistant to herbicides from the group consisting of the sulfony-lureas, imidazolinones, glufosinate-ammonium or glyphosate-isopropylammonium and analogous active substances (see for example, EP-A-0242236 , EP-A-242246 ) ( WO 92/00377 ) ( EP-A-0257993 , U.S. Pat. No.
• the mixtures can be used also for the treatment of plants or plant parts (such as seed) which have modified characteristics in comparison with existing plants consist, which can be generated for example by traditional breeding methods and/or the generation of mutants, or by recombinant procedures).
• plants or plant parts such as seed
• modified characteristics in comparison with existing plants consist, which can be generated for example by traditional breeding methods and/or the generation of mutants, or by recombinant procedures.
• a number of cases have been described of recombinant modifications of crop plants for the purpose of modifying the starch synthesized in the plants (e.g. WO 92/11376 , WO 92/14827 , WO 91/19806 ) or of transgenic crop plants having a modified fatty acid composition ( WO 91/13972 ).
• two to ten, three to eight or four to six treatments with component (A) and at least one component (B) are made during a season.
• the inventive composition is applied via the leaves or to the soil.
• the treatment(s) are carried out as foliar application.
• the method according to the invention is carried out as foliar application or spray application, respectively.
• one, two, three, four, five and up to ten applications during one season are carried out, specifically more than two applications, and up to 10 applications. Also preferred more than two applications, and up to 5 applications during a season are carried out.
• compositions are also suitable for dressing applications on plant propagation material.
• the latter term embraces seeds of all kinds (fruit, tubers, grains), cuttings, cut shoots and the like.
• One particular field of application is the treatment of all kinds of seeds.
• the method according to the invention is preferably carried out as foliar application when applied to fruit and vegetables, such as potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, preferably cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, and lettuce.
• fruit and vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, preferably cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, and lettuce.
• more than two applications and up to 5 or up to 10 applications during a season are carried out.
• the method according to the invention is preferably carried out as foliar application when applied to soybean, sugarcane, corn, cotton, wheat, barley, rye, rice, sugar beets or oilseed rape.
• the application rates are usually from 10 g to 2000 g, preferably up to 1000 g of active ingredient per hectare.
• the present invention relates to seed, comprising one of the inventive compositions as defined herein in an amount of from 0,1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seeds.
• the present invention relates to the use of the inventive compositions for reducing the stress response of a plant while in parallel combating phytopathogenic fungi which comprises treating a site, for example a plant or a plant propagation material, that is infested or liable to be infested by fungi with the inventive compositions, in any desired sequence or simultaneously, that is, jointly or separately.
• a site for example a plant or a plant propagation material
• inventive compositions for example a plant or a plant propagation material
• the present invention relates to the use of the inventive compositions for reducing the stress response of a plant while in parallel combating pests such as insects in agriculture. They are particularly suitable for controlling the following harmful insects from the order of
• inventive mixtures are suitable for reducing stress responses in plants while combating pests of the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Isoptera, and Orthoptera.
• the active ingredient mixtures of the invention can be used in the form of premix formulations or the active ingredients can be applied to the area, plant or seed to be treated simultaneously or in immediate succession, if desired together with further carriers, surfactants or other application-promoting adjuvants customarily employed in formulation technology.
• the inventive composition can contain an agriculturally acceptable carrier and/or vehicle.
• the composition may be in solid form, for example in the form of a powder or granules, or in liquid form, for example in the form of an aqueous solution.
• the active ingredients or compositions used according to the present invention can be converted into the formulations conventionally used for pesticides, for example solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes and granules.
• the use form depends on the particular purpose; in any case, it should ensure fine and uniform distribution of the compound according to the invention.
• the present invention furthermore provides a composition as described above with at least one solid or liquid carrier.
• compositions generally comprise from 0.1 to 95%, preferably from 0.5 to 90%, by weight of active ingredient.
• the mixture comprising component (A) and component (B) is applied in a weight ratio of from 1:2000 to 100:1.
• the mixture comprising component (A) and component (B) is usually applied in a weight ratio of from 1:1000 to 4:1.
• the mixture comprising component (A) and component (B) is usually applied in a weight ratio of from 1:100 to 2:1.
• the non-phytotoxic amounts of the mixture applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, the plant or plant part treated and the environmental conditions under which the plant or plant parts are growing, from 0.01 g to 2000 g per ha.
• the application rates of component (A) are from 0.01 g to 1000 g/ha.
• the application rates of component (A) are from 5 to 500 g/ha.
• the application rates of component (A) are from 10 to 100 g/ha.
• the application rates of component (B) are, depending on the specific nature of the compound used, from 1 g to 3000 g/ha.
• the application rates of component (B) are, depending on the specific nature of the compound used, from 10 to 1500 g/ha.
• the application rates of component (B) are, depending on the specific nature of the compound used, from 20 to 750 g/ha.
• Seed can be treated by methods known to the person skilled in the art, such as, for example, seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking and seed pelleting.
• the amounts of active ingredient employed are generally from 1 to 1000 g/100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 to 200 g/100 kg, in particular from 1 to 100 g/100 kg.
• the amount of active ingredient applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are, for example, 0.001 g to 2000 g, preferably 0.005 g to 1000 g, of active compound per cubic meter of treated material.
• the formulations are prepared in a known manner, for example by extending the active compound with solvents and/or carriers, if desired using emulsifiers and dispersants.
• Solvents/auxiliaries which are suitable are essentially:
• Suitable surfactants are alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and ammonium salts of lignosulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, phenolsulfonic acid, dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, alkylarylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkylsulfonates, fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty acids and sulfated fatty alcohol glycol ethers, furthermore condensates of sulfonated naphthalene and naphthalene derivatives with formaldehyde, condensates of naphthalene or of naphthalenesulfonic acid with phenol and formaldehyde, polyoxyethylene octylphenol ether, ethoxylated isooctylphenol, octylphenol, nonylphenol, alkylphenol polyglycol ethers, tributylphenyl polygly
• mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point such as kerosene or diesel oil, furthermore coal tar oils and oils of vegetable or animal origin, aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene, xylene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes or their derivatives, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, isophorone, strongly polar solvents, for example dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone and water.
• mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point such as kerosene or diesel oil, furthermore coal tar oils and oils of vegetable or animal origin, aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene, xylene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes or their derivatives, m
• Powders, materials for spreading and dustable products can be prepared by mixing or concomitantly grinding the active substances with a solid carrier.
• Granules for example coated granules, impregnated granules and homogeneous granules, can be prepared by binding the active compounds to solid carriers.
• solid carriers are mineral earths such as silica gels, silicates, talc, kaolin, attaclay, limestone, lime, chalk, bole, loess, clay, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, ground synthetic materials, fertilizers, such as, for example, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas, and products of vegetable origin, such as cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal and nutshell meal, cellulose powders and other solid carriers.
• mineral earths such as silica gels, silicates, talc, kaolin, attaclay, limestone, lime, chalk, bole, loess, clay, dolomite, diatomaceous earth
• Formulations for seed treatment may further comprise binders and/or gelants and if appropriate dyes.
• Binders can be added to increase the adhesion of the active compounds to the seed after the treatment.
• Suitable binders are for example EO/PO block copolymer surfactants, but also polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polybutenes, polyisobutylenes, polystyrenes, polyethyleneamines, polyethyleneamides, polyethyleneimines (Lupasol®, Polymin®), polyethers, polyurethanes, polyvinyl acetates, Tylose and copolymers of these polymers.
• a suitable gelant is for example carrageen (Satiagel®).
• the formulations comprise from 0.01 to 95% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 90% by weight, of the active compound.
• the active compounds are employed in a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).
• Component (A) (1-methylcyclopropene) may be present in form of a complex.
• Complexing agents comprise inorganic or organic chelating agents, preferably organic chelating agents such as sugars (for example cyclodextrins).
• organic chelating agents such as sugars (for example cyclodextrins).
• 1-methylcyclopropene (component A) may also be used in a variety of other formulations.
• concentrations of active compound in the ready-to-use preparations can be varied within relatively wide ranges. In one embodiment of the present invention, they are from 0.0001 to 10%. In another embodiment of the present invention, they arefrom 0.001 to 1%.
• the active compounds can also be used with great success in the ultra-low-volume (ULV) process, it being possible to apply formulations with more than 95% by weight of active compound or even the active compound without additives.
• UUV ultra-low-volume
• the formulations in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active compound concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40% by weight, in the ready-to-use preparations.
• a Water-soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
• active ingredient 10 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved with 90 parts by weight of water or with a water-soluble solvent.
• wetters or other auxiliaries are added.
• the active compound dissolves upon dilution with water. This gives a formulation having an active compound content of 10% by weight.
• active ingredient 20 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved in 70 parts by weight of cyclohexanone with addition of 10 parts by weight of a dispersant, for example polyvinylpyrrolidone. Dilution with water gives a dispersion.
• a dispersant for example polyvinylpyrrolidone.
• the active compound content is 20% by weight.
• active ingredient 25 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved in 35 parts by weight of xylene with addition of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate (in each case 5 parts by weight).
• This mixture is added to 30 parts by weight of water by means of an emulsifying machine (e.g. Ultraturrax) and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion.
• the formulation has an active compound content of 25% by weight.
• active ingredient 50 parts by weight of active ingredient are ground finely with addition of 50 parts by weight of dispersants and wetters and made into water-dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (for example extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active compound.
• the formulation has an active compound content of 50% by weight.
• active ingredient 75 parts by weight of active ingredient are ground in a rotor-stator mill with addition of 25 parts by weight of dispersants, wetters and silica gel. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active compound.
• the active compound content of the formulation is 75% by weight.
• active ingredient 0.5 part by weight is ground finely and associated with 99.5 parts by weight of carriers. Current methods are extrusion, spray-drying or the fluidized bed. This gives granules with an active compound content of 0.5% by weight to be applied undiluted.
• Seed treatment typically utilizes water-soluble concentrates (LS), suspensions (FS), dusts (DS), water-dispersible and water-soluble powders (WS, SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gel formulations (GF). These formulations can be applied neat or preferably diluted to the seed. The application can take place prior to sowing.
• LS water-soluble concentrates
• FS suspensions
• DS dusts
• WS, SS water-dispersible and water-soluble powders
• ES emulsions
• EC emulsifiable concentrates
• GF gel formulations
• Such formulations typically comprise from 1 to 800 g/l of active compound, from 1 to 200 g/l of surfactants, from 0 to 200 g/l of antifreeze, from 0 to 400 g/l of binder, from 0 to 200 g/! of dyes and solvent, preferably water.
• the active compounds can be used as such, in the form of their formulations or the use forms prepared therefrom, for example in the form of directly sprayable solutions, powders, suspensions or dispersions, emulsions, oil dispersions, pastes, dustable products, materials for spreading, or granules, by means of spraying, atomizing, dusting, spreading or pouring.
• the use forms depend entirely on the intended purposes; the intention is to ensure in each case the finest possible distribution of the active compounds used according to the invention.
• Aqueous use forms can be prepared from emulsion concentrates, pastes or wettable powders (sprayable powders, oil dispersions) by adding water.
• emulsions, pastes or oil dispersions the substances, as such or dissolved in an oil or solvent, can be homogenized in water by means of a wetting agent, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier.
• tackifier tackifier
• dispersant or emulsifier can be homogenized in water by means of a wetting agent, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier.
• concentrates composed of active substance, wetter, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier and, if appropriate, solvent or oil and such concentrates are suitable for dilution with water.
• the active compound concentrations in the ready-to-use preparations can be varied within relatively wide ranges. In general, they are from 0.0001 to 10%, preferably from 0.01 to 1%.
• the active compounds may also be used successfully in the ultra-low-volume process (ULV), by which it is possible to apply formulations comprising over 95% by weight of active compound, or even to apply the active compound without additives.
• UUV ultra-low-volume process
• oils, wetters, adjuvants may be added to the active compounds, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix).
• These agents can be admixed with the agents according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, preferably 1:10 to 10:1.
• Suitable adjuvants in this sense are in particular: organically modified polysiloxanes, for example Break Thru S 240®; alcohol alkoxylates, for example Atplus 245®, Atplus MBA 1303®, Plurafac LF 300® and Lutensol ON 30®; EO/PO block polymers, for example Pluronic RPE 2035® and Genapol B®; alcohol ethoxylates, for example Lutensol XP 80®; and sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate, for example Leophen RA®.
• organically modified polysiloxanes for example Break Thru S 240®
• alcohol alkoxylates for example Atplus 245®, Atplus MBA 1303®, Plurafac LF 300® and Lutensol ON 30®
• EO/PO block polymers for example Pluronic RPE 2035® and Genapol B®
• alcohol ethoxylates for example Lutensol XP 80®
• the mixtures contain 1-methylcyclopropene together with a metal-chelating agent as described in US 2005/0261132 or an encapsulating agent as described in US 2005/0261131 .
• the active ingredients were used as formulations.
• the formulations were diluted to the concentrations given in the respective examples.
• the different treatments were evaluated by estimating the infected leaf area in percent. Mean percentage of infected leaf area was calculated for each treatment and translated in efficacy of pathogen control expressed as percent of the untreated control.
• An efficacy of 0 means the infection level of the treated plants corresponds to that of the untreated control plants; an efficacy of 100 means the treated plants were not infected.
• the expected efficacies of the combinations of the active compounds were estimated using Colby's formula ( Colby, S.R., Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide combinations, Weeds, 15, pp. 20-22, 1967 ) and compared with the observed efficacies.
• the spray solutions were prepared in several steps: First, a stock solution was prepared by mixing acetone and/or DMSO and the wetting agent/emulsifier Uniperol, which is based on ethoxylated alkylphenoles, in a ratio (volume) solvent to emulsifier of 99 to 1. Subsequently, the above-described solvent/emulsifier mixture was added to 25 mg of the active compound to give a total volume of 10 ml. Consequently, water was added to give a total volume of 100 ml. Finally, the prepared stock solution was diluted with the above described solvent-emulsifier-water mixture to the concentration needed.
• Uniperol the wetting agent/emulsifier Uniperol
• the first fully developed leaves of pot grown barley plants were sprayed to run-off with an aqueous suspension, containing the concentration of active ingredient mentioned in the table 1 below.
• the treated plants were inoculated with an aqueous spore suspension of Pyrenophora (syn. Drechslera) teres.
• the trial plants were immediately transferred to a humid chamber in the greenhouse. After 6 days of cultivation at 20-24°C and a relative humidity close to 70%, the extent of fungal attack on the leaves was visually assessed as % leaf area.
• the spray solutions were prepared in several steps: First a stock solution was prepared by dissolving 200 mg of the active ingredients in an aqueous solution containing 1 % (v/v) of Atplus and 0.1% (v/v) of Silwet L77. Subsequently, these stock solutions were further diluted to the concentrations needed using the aqueous solution described.
• Soybean plants are raised under greenhouse conditions with two plants each per 12-cm pot. Spray treatments of the leaves are carried out with a volume of liquid of 750 l/ha when the plants have developed one to two trifoliate leaves. 24 hours after treatment, the shoots of the soybean plants are dissected above the cotyledons and wilted for 10 minutes under laboratory conditions. Shoots representing a distinct treatment are incubated for 60 minutes under laboratory conditions in a 100-ml Erlenmeyer flask sealed with a rubber cap. Thereafter, gas samples are taken and analyzed for their ethylene content by gas chromatography.

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